Two Hearings to be Held on the President’s Executive Actions this Week — Here’s What to Expect

Last week, we updated you on a vote in the House of Representatives on H.R. 5759, a bill intended to prevent the President from implementing executive actions on immigration. If this bill becomes law, it will have devastating consequences on millions of families, as well as other vulnerable individuals fleeing violence and persecution. Because of your actions, 420 messages were sent through LIRS’s Action Center urging Members of Congress to oppose this bill and stand with people of faith in supporting the President’s actions for family unity and humane immigration enforcement.

While the vote on the bill was a symbolic gesture for those who oppose the President’s action on immigration, it was anything but symbolic for the millions of individuals who may soon live without the constant fear of deportation. The bill did pass the House, but we know that it has no chance of becoming law in this Congress because it will not have similar support in the Senate.

This week, we write to update you on two hearings being held in the House and Senate:

The Impact on Local Communities of the Release of Unaccompanied Minors and the Need for Consultation and Notification

As always, we will keep you updated on these hearings and other happenings in immigration. In the meantime, please consider using LIRS’s Action Center to send a message to your elected representatives urging their support for migrants and refugees and the communities that welcome them.